March 11 — Japan’s Zero Hour Yoichi Funabashi FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The earthquake of March 11, 2011, changed the geography of Japan — literally. Digital maps and GPS devices are likely to deviate by more than 5 m as a result. Beyond this geological shift, aftershocks from the earthquake are reverberating across many dimensions of Japanese life, creating upheaval in our polit